[ecrea] The Discursive Space of Artists' Films (CFP for Session at AAH)

> AAH10 CONFERENCE
> University of Glasgow
> 15 ­ 17 APRIL 2010
> The 36th ASSOCIATION OF ART HISTORIANS Annual Conference
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> Session Title: The Discursive Space of Artists? Films
>
> Session Convenors
> Sarah Smith, Glasgow School of Art, (sa.smith /at/ gsa.ac.uk)
> Sarah Neely, University of Stirling, (sarah.neely /at/ stir.ac.uk)
> Maeve Connolly, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, 
> Design and Technology, (Maeve.Connolly /at/ iadt.ie)
>
> More than ever before artists working with the 
> moving image are directly enlisting the 
> attributes of conventional narrative cinema, 
> both in terms of production and 
> exhibition.  Such borrowings include direct 
> sampling and imitation, but also exceed an 
> engagement with pre-existing films to develop 
> original scenarios that employ a range of 
> features formerly the preserve of the 
> cinematic.  Causal narration, mise-en-scène and 
> working with actors, for instance, are 
> increasingly common aspects of artists? films. 
> Gallery-specific screening formats, such as 
> multi-screen, looping and installation practices 
> persist, but now frequently combine with ?black 
> box? and large-scale projection, reminiscent of the cinematic spectacle.
> Despite the pervasiveness of moving image art, 
> the study of artists? films (especially those 
> that draw on cinema) sits awkwardly within the 
> academy.  Traditionally the remit of art 
> history, this work?s affinity with experimental 
> film and interrogation of dominant cinema has 
> led to an increasing interest from film studies 
> scholars.  Indeed, we propose that a fusion of 
> the theoretical frameworks developed separately 
> by film theory and art criticism provides a 
> productive interdisciplinary framework 
> appropriate to the study of this body of work.
> We invite papers that advance our understanding 
> of the critical situation of cinema-influenced 
> artists? films within the academy and the 
> related institutions of art and cinema.  This 
> session is linked to a Glasgow International 
> screening event, curated by the session 
> convenors, which presents a number of 
> representative artists? films to enhance our 
> critical exploration of this prevalent area of 
> contemporary visual art practice.
> If you would like to offer a paper, please 
> contact the session convenors directly, 
> providing an abstract of your proposed paper in 
> no more than 250 words, your name and institutional affiliation (if any).
>
> Paper Proposal Deadline: 9TH November 2009
>
> FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: http://aah.org.uk/future-conferences/2010.php
>
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